9 What Living Things Need

World Book's Learning Ladders What Living Things Need

世界图书的学习阶梯，生物所需要的

The living world Living things are things that are alive now. Living things can grow and change. Plants, animals, and people are living things. Nonliving things are things that never lived or are dead now. Rocks, houses, and cars are nonliving things. What living and nonliving things can you find in this picture? Water is a nonliving thing. Clouds are nonliving things.

有生命的东西是现在有生命的东西。 生物可以生长和变化。 植物、动物和人都是有生命的东西。 无生命的东西是指从未活过或现在已经死亡的东西。 石头、房子和汽车都是无生命的东西。 在这张图片中你能找到什么生物和非生物? 水是无生命的东西。 云是无生命的东西。

Trees and plants are living things. Cars are nonliving things. Human beings are living things. Animals are living things. It's a fact! Earth is home to more than 10 million different kinds of living things.

树木和植物都是生物。 汽车是无生命的东西。 人是有生命的东西。 动物是有生命的东西。 这是事实!地球上有超过1000万种不同的生物。

Basic needs All living things have basic needs, or things they need to stay alive. Almost all living things need food, water, air, and living space. This is true no matter where a thing lives. Plants, animals, and people each have some special needs, too. Plants need sunlight to grow. Plants use energy in sunlight to make food. Almost all living things need air.

所有生物都有基本需求，或者说它们生存所需要的东西。 几乎所有的生物都需要食物、水、空气和生存空间。 无论一个东西生活在哪里，这都是真的。 植物、动物和人也都有一些特殊的需求。 植物需要阳光才能生长。 植物利用阳光中的能量来制造食物。 几乎所有的生物都需要空气。

The family who lives here grows food in this vegetable garden. Some birds build nests in trees. The nest serves as shelter for their young. People, plants, and animals need water. It's a fact! Rain forests provide living space for more than half the world's different kinds of animals.

住在这里的那户人家在这个菜园里种菜。 有些鸟在树上筑巢。 巢为它们的幼崽提供庇护。 人、植物和动物都需要水。 这是事实!雨林为世界上一半以上的不同种类的动物提供了生存空间。